Method and system for power conservation of a RF device during shipping

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for conserving battery power during shipping for an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal. The method comprises forming an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal. The shot tracking device is shipped in commerce and received at a retailer. The shot tracking device is stored at the retailer, wherein the battery has at least 90% of its capacity until paired with a receiver.

We claim as our invention the following: 
     
       1. A method for conserving battery power during shipping for an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal, the method comprising:
 forming an impact activated device comprising
 a battery having no more than 225 milli-amp hours of power, 
 a microprocessor in electrical communication with the battery, the microprocessor operating during a sleep mode, a sampling mode, an analysis mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode, 
 a motion activation component, and 
 a radiofrequency component in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the radiofrequency component only operable during a transmission mode, 
 wherein the shot tracking device only operates in the sleep mode and the sampling mode until the shot tracking device is paired with a receiver; 
 
 shipping the shot tracking device in commerce; 
 receiving the shot tracking device at a retailer; and 
 storing the shot tracking device at the retailer, wherein the battery has at least 90% of its capacity until paired with a receiver. 
 
     
     
       2. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 1  wherein the device further comprises a multi-axis accelerometer for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, the multi-axis accelerometer in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the power for the multi-axis accelerometer drawn from the battery, the multi-axis accelerometer only active during the sampling mode, the analysis mode and the monitoring mode. 
     
     
       3. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 1  wherein the device comprises a housing composed of a polymer material, the housing having a main body and a projection body extending from the main body, the projection body having a length ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm and a diameter ranging from 20 mm to 25 mm. 
     
     
       4. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 1  wherein the radiofrequency component operates at 2.4 giga-Hertz, the power for the radiofrequency component being drawn from the battery. 
     
     
       5. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 1  wherein the sleep mode has a time period ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds. 
     
     
       6. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 1  wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps during the sleep mode. 
     
     
       7. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 2  wherein a signal is transmitted from the radiofrequency component during the transmission mode, the signal comprising data related to the movement monitored by the multi-axis accelerometer. 
     
     
       8. A method for conserving battery power during shipping for an impact activated device for transmitting a radiofrequency signal, the method comprising:
 forming an impact activated device comprising
 a housing composed of a polymer material, the housing having a main body and a projection body extending from the main body, the projection body having a length ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm and a diameter ranging from 20 mm to 25 mm, 
 a battery having no more than 225 milli-amp hours of power, 
 a microprocessor in electrical communication with the battery, the microprocessor operating during a sleep mode, a sampling mode, an analysis mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode, the sleep mode having a time period ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds, 
 a motion activation component, and 
 a radiofrequency component in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the radiofrequency component only operable during a transmission mode, 
 wherein the shot tracking device only operates in the sleep mode and the sampling mode until the shot tracking device is paired with a receiver; 
 
 shipping the shot tracking device in commerce; 
 receiving the shot tracking device at a retailer; and 
 storing the shot tracking device at the retailer, wherein the battery has at least 90% of its capacity until paired with a receiver. 
 
     
     
       9. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 8  wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps during the sleep mode. 
     
     
       10. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 8  wherein the device consumes less than 50 micro-amps during the analysis mode. 
     
     
       11. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 8  wherein the device consumes less than 200 micro-amps during the monitoring mode. 
     
     
       12. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 8  wherein the device consumes less than 12 milli-amps during the analysis mode. 
     
     
       13. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 8  wherein the radiofrequency component operates at 2.4 giga-Hertz, the power for the radiofrequency component being drawn from the battery. 
     
     
       14. The method for conserving battery power according to  claim 8  wherein the device further comprises a multi-axis accelerometer for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, the multi-axis accelerometer in electrical communication with the microprocessor, the power for the multi-axis accelerometer drawn from the battery, the multi-axis accelerometer only active during the sampling mode, the analysis mode and the monitoring mode.